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• Fig. 6.12 Lateral (A) and ventral (B) thyroid scintigraphy images of the head, neck, and cranial thorax
show multifocal areas of increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the neck. This distribution of activity is
consistent with a diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma.
B
A C
• Fig. 6.13 F18-FDG PET/CT images from an 11-year-old mixed breed dog with osteosarcoma of the distal
left radius. (A) Maximum intensity projection showing the primary tumor as hypermetabolic (long arrow)
with areas of suspect metastatic disease in the lymph nodes (*) and bones (arrowhead, vertebra and
scapula.) (B) Fused PET/CT image showing the hypermetabolic lesions in the right scapula and second
thoracic vertebra, consistent with bone metastasis. (C) Fused PET/CT image showing an enlarged and
hypermetabolic left axillary lymph node. PET, Positron emission tomography; CT, computed tomography.
